Nagas, Dasas and Asuras
Dr. K. Jamanadas, 'Shalimar', Main Road, Chandrapur- 442 402
Since Dr. Ambedkar declared during the Conversion ceremony on 14th October 1956, that we all are descendents of Nagas, there is a flood of writing of Dalit literature on the subject of Nagas to prove the point put forward by Dr. Ambedkar. Even a small insignificant being like me contributed to the cause.
It is clear to all that, we are the descendents of a Naga saved during the Sarpa – satra of the Aryans. Nagas inhabited whole of India. They were the first to become the Buddhists. They were the first to oppose the Aryan hegemony. A lot of Dalit and Bahujan population has started identifying themselves with Naga Race.
The Nagas are depicted in all the Buddhist monuments all over India and their sculpture depicts Buddhist culture. The great Naga sculpture of Mahabalipuram, which now goes by the name of 'Descent of Ganges' or 'Penance of Arjuna', is of Buddhist origin.
We know that these Nagas and the people known to Vedas as Dasas and Dasyus are the same people. We know that the name of king of Nagas was Dahaka, which became Damil and later Tamil, and that Tamil was the language of all the people of India before the Aryans came.
Unfortunately, the masses are not used to get moved by the archeology as they do by the mythology. Therefore, the intelligent wily scholars of the yore as well of today, ignored archeology and created lots and lots of mythology. Mythology is imaginary stories created for the masses to accept the preaching of the classes, though it goes against their own interest. It is well known that no amount of exposition by a philosopher can move the crowd of men and specially women of the general masses, as could a small story of mythology.
So the wily Brahmins used mythology to misguide the masses. In mythology, though they have mentioned Nagas as enemies of Aryans, they have given more importance to the Asuras and avoid the name Naga, though everybody knows Nagas and Asuras are the same people and are all human beings. Now they have declared, in mythology, Dasas as Asuras and many allied names like Danava, Rakshasa etc. Most of the stories in epics and Puranas depict various Asuras as enemies of Aryans or Devas.
Dr. Ambedkar had already mentioned that that the person who translated word 'Deva' as 'god' has done a great disservice to the nation. The stories of fights between Devas and Asuras are well constructed so that Bahujans, specially women, would enjoy them, and accept them, and build consent systems to consider their own forefathers, the Asuras, as their own enemy. They do not identify themselves with Asuras, though they are declared by the scriptures as progeny of Asuras.
If one does not identify ones enemy, how can one fight against him? The time has come to realize this.
Thanks
Dr. K. Jamanadas, 'Shalimar', Main Road, Chandrapur- 442 402
Tel: 07172-276980
Monday, June 13, 2011
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